Very slow traffic, westbound 80 involving an overturn. That is the most serious thing we have going on this morning. And further to the west, 80 westbound, it is lighter because everyone is budge bunched up, and as you make your way to the bay bridge, no delays and mass transit is showing no delays and it is a spare the air day. The San Francisco man accused of doubting his girlfriend on gasoline and setting her on fire is behind bars. Amy joins us live with how police took the man into custody. Amy . Kristen, the relatives of the victim can focus their attention on her and her recovery here at st. Francis. Before he was caught the victims relatives told me they were feeling very anxious about Dexter Oliver being on the run trying to help police give them any tips and stay in touch with the investigators. They were worried about their safety. Now they can feel relief. Police found him last night in oakland at 9 00 in a hotel. Officers say he surrendered peacefully. He is accused of setting his girlfriend on fire. The 25yearold starr lamare, she has three small children, was dating oliver. Her smoldering sweater was lying in street after she ripped it off. This is an image that was so disturbing for the witnesses. They say it was horrible to watch her run and scream and trying to get sweater off. This happened sunday afternoon. Witnesses say the couple was arguing and oliver got gasoline and he pored it on on starr lamare and lit her on fire. She has burns to her face and she will probably be in the hospital for four to five months. One of her sisters told me that she was hoping he would be caught alive. She said she thought debt was too easy and she wants him to sit in jail and think about her sister. He now is in jail and bliss will charge him with arson and attempted murder. Live in San Francisco for abc7 news. Thankthank you, this morninge bar pilot who was guiding an oil tanker that scraped the bay bridge yesterday is due to face investigators questions. The tanker is anchored off alcatraz while crews inspect damage to the outer hull to see if any of the fuel oil on board leaked. Holds for the oil that it was carrying were e and it dumped its load in the bay area or left the load in the bay area and it has double hulls so concerns of spilling into the by have been alleviated and we were over the 750 long overtanker minutes after the vessel sideswiped a tower of the bridge. Investigators are combing every inch of the ship. Damage right now appears to be well above the water line and a crushing of the metal structure but in penetration of the hull itself. The ship off loaded its supply of oil. The concern was fuel oil that it burns for the engines but it did not leak. Investigators will review the radio traffic minutes before it sideswiped the tower. The damage to the bridge is super official and the fender designed to protect the towers from damage clearly did its job. Look at this view. We were there minutes after the tanker smashed into the sixth tower of the span and both the ship and the fender system were damaged. In minutes, a Maintenance Team did a safety evaluation and the damage only amounts to a scrape and, in fact, no repairs are need to the bridge itself. A man who sped away from San Francisco police on new years day is due in court to face two counts of murder. The driver smashed into another car at 21st and ran into the front of a store. A woman in the other car and a man on the street were both killed. District Attorney Says that the 19yearold is charged with murder because he has no tolerance if violence caused by reckless actions of a man who is a known gang member. This remain on, Oakland Police are turning to the public if help in tracking down two bank robbery suspects. Here are surveillance videos releases. They are accused of a takeover robbery of the bank of the west at 49th on telegraph avenue. They wore direction shirts and baseball caps. One man detained the Security Guard and another took money from the teller. There is a reward of up to 2,500 for their arrest. A study on traffic in the bay area shows which freeways are the worst and who could be to blame. The Ground Breaking study was done by berkeley and it found a small number of we drivers are causing the majority of the headaches on our highways. People commuting from outlying areas jam up the streets alongside the freeways creating a Ripple Effect that stalls the traffic. The most cop congested traffic is 101 corridor in south san jose and the interchange in dublin and back to 101, again, in the north bay sat san at n rafael. Here is a like look outside for you at the san mateo bridge with traffic looking fine and less fog to contend with this morning than yesterday, but leigh glaser will have the full forecast which includes a cold blast. We will check with the traffic center, as w. He has hops. Literally. The airport breach that created a frenzy good morning, everyone, i am leigh glaser, live doppler 7 hd showing no returns. We will have a dry day. Current temperature is napa at 36 and 47 in San Francisco. Livermore and antioch in the upper 30s. And 44 in san jose. Visibility, boy, the fog is dense in the north, less than a quartermile visibility in many locations and toward livermore, and temperatures in the 60s. Warmer day to be enjoyed because the cold blast returns on wednesday and thursday. The hot spot is in saab back in san pablo, you can see traffic is backing. All the way, almost, to highway four, you have a backup beyond Seminole Valley so expect major delays. The richmond parkway around san pablo is the best way to get around this scene but that looks like it is backing up. The bay bridge, metering lights are on and we have reports of a stall on the incline so expect delays for that commute be as well. Eric and kristen . It is 6 11. New this morning, a kangaroo led police on a high hopping chase in australia. This happened at the melbourne airport. You can see the officers trying to track the kangaroo down to keep it safe. The threeyearold kangaroo dodged police and cars if two hours before it was cornered by officers. The wildlife worker tranquilized the worker and it appears the an maam animal damaged the toe nails from hopping on the credit. Does this work with kangaroo kangaroos . Ahead, getting your financial house in order for the new year. Consumer reports is ahead with the mistakes to avoid. Coming up first, an abc news exclusive and what former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is demanding on the second anniversary o santa clara, San Francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. I am meteorologist, leigh glaser. Out the door this tuesday morning, in the 30s in the in the bay. Also, dense valley fog occurring there. 36 in santa rosa. Napa is 36. 47 in San Francisco. 37 in Livermore Valley area. San jose right now is 44 degrees. Here is how the day plays out morning fog, lunch time hour with temperatures in the 60s with hazy sunshine, and a few more clouds overnight. Eric . Thank you, leigh glaser. Today is the 2nd anniversary of the tucson shooting rampage that left six people dead and critically injured former arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. We are joined live from washington, dc, with what Gabrielle Giffords is saying in a new exclusive interview with abc news. Good morning, eric. Gabrielle giffords is on a mission on the second anniversary of the tucson shooting, she and her husband are launching a campaign to curb gun violence. Survivors of the mass shooting in tucson, arizona joined hundreds praying for new laws for change. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was among those badly injured at the safeway shooting and she traveled to connecticut where she and her husband, astronaut mark kelly, met with families of the victims. The first couple we spoke, took out a cell phone showing us a picture of his daughter and i just about lost it. Gabrielle giffords is launching a National Dialogue to End Gun Violence told abc in an interview airing tonight on world news the country must take action. When it can happen to children in a classroom, its time to say enough. Both sides acknowledge something must be done but little has changed in the two years since tucson with 30,000 People Killed by guns each year there has been tragedy after tragedy from the Movie Theater massacre in aurora, colorado, to newtown, connecticut, and record 2. 8 million background check in 2012, a 49 percent increase in a year. Some gun stores can not keep up with demand. I told 300 guns in 2 1 2 weeks. We figured out every 15 to 20 minutes someone came in and bought a gun. At 10 10 residents in tucson will ring the bells to remember the shooting. Reporting live from washington, dc, for abc7 news. Thank you. You can watch that exclusive interchange with Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, the former astronaut mark kelly, to today at 5 30. It is a spare the air day, right . It is. Tomorrow, though, well see improving air quality but for the morning hours, at least, the spare the air day is in place because we have High Pressure pushing the fog close to the surface so we have reduced visibility. Like shot from the High Definition rooftop camera we are clear of the embarcardero and San Francisco but to the north and east bay still filled with fog, but dense fog advisory has been lifted. And now live doppler 7 hd shows all is clear across the bay area. And speaking of fog, reduced visibility, quartermile visibility at livermore and quarter of a mile in concord so the north bay is sliding to the east and quartermile visibility at santa rosa, and close to two miles visibility in novato and ten mile visibility at sfo. In the 30s in the north and east bay locations and antioch is at 37 and 47, though in San Francisco. 48 in Half Moon Bay. 41 in redwood city. Areas of fog this morning, it lits by lunch so get ready for warming this afternoon. Temperatures across the bay area climbing into the midtolow 60s. Enjoy it. The colder temperatures arrive today. 53 for a high in santa rosa and 60 in concord. Oakland will warm to 62. The peninsula in the low 60s. Palo alto is 62 and gilroy will be 65 with hazy sunshine. Now, what to expect today, High Pressure will bring us hazy sun and warm us up but tomorrow, cold air will move in and temperatures will drop by five to eight degrees across the bay area. By wednesday, you can see a cold front slides to the bay area and a slight chance of a shower or two and north of the Golden Gate Bridge and on thursday, boy, the sharp blast of cold air settles across the bear area and snow levels down to 1,500. The accweather forecast shows chance of showers on wednesday and colder temperatures thursday and friday only in the 40s. Bundle up. Here is traffic. The hot spot is san pablo with overturned accident at 80 westbound. An abc7 traffic spotter is there with a complete standstill which has not changed. You can see we follow the backup now all the way beyond highway four and the best alternate is saab pablo avenue and take that to where it merges with 80. We have a bit of a delay, a major delay, as you move to 80 westbound. Elsewhere, we go, now, to 80 westbound beyond the scene, beyond university and 580 and it is moving nicely because of the backup beyond this in the eastern stretch beyond the scene of the accident. When you funnel to the bay bridge we have metering lights on and the commuter lane are the way to go. It is a spare the air day so if you can, take mass transit. Thank you very were. It is 6 21. The the spice now tied to a childs death in southern california. A woman is denied her husbands pension after his death. Mistakes to good morning, everyone. Our meteorologist, leigh glaser is here. Live doppler 7 hd is showing all clear. We will get you out the door. Temperatures at 7 00 a. M. With hazy sun. The morning fog will lift near 50. By noon, a warm up in the low 60s and we will bring in a few more clouds in the evening hours. If you are traveling to los angeles, 71 degrees. It will be mild. Fresno is 57. Tahoe is 50. Guys in. Thank you. It is 6 24. A new year and that mean as great time to take a look at your finances. 7 on your side and our partners at Consumer Reports introduce us to a woman would learned the hard way what can happen when you do not plan ahead. Good morning, the start of the new year is a good time to get the finances in order and it is not too soon. A surprising number have overlooked financial precautions that can be devastating when disaster strikes. Ten years after she and her husband were married, he went to take a run. He never came back. He suffered a sudden heart attack. It was horrible. They could not revive him. The second blow, neither she or the two Young Children were named as beneficiary on his pension. He neglected to switch it from the parent and when she asked them, they said, no, if our son left us as the beneficiary he wanted us to have the money. Breaks my heart. Financial oversites are all too common. Our survey found in five years 8 percent of respondents had not checked or updated important estate documents including wills and beneficiary designation. Financial planner says that another frequent mistake couples make is having only one person in charge of the finances. What if someone is disabled . What if one of them dies . Consumer reports confirms that money stumble is common with married couples. With 70 percent only one spouse new key details of the accounts. If you are over 60 with adult children, let them know where the Important Information is. Other money constitutional peoples, 50 percent of homeowners did not have enough into cover full replacement of personal property at todays rices and more than 70 percent did nut have at least three months of Living Expenses set aside in case of job loss or illness. You may not solve everything at once but taking the first steps could save you and your family heartache. It took a lawsuit to get her husbands death benefits and she hopes telling her story will encourage others to get their finances in order. In addition to updating Estate Planning documents, Consumer Reports recommends designating a safety deposit box for the will, insurance policies and a list of all Important Documents and investment information. Still ahead at 6 30 the Consumer Electronics show kicks off if las vegas and the new gadgets that companies are betsing you will want did get your hands on. How chili powder results in the death of a young child in southern california. Live from Treasure Island, the Investigation Continues today full speed ahead into the bar pilot and the ship that sideswiped a tower of the bay bridge with the live from the kgo Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. January 8 at 6 29. Good morning. Thank you for joining us. We will start the morning with a live look out here both sides of the bay connected by the by bridge and all lights twinkling and a gorgeous start. You do not have the fog, right . Difference between today and yesterday. The fog is not right there but there are spots out there. Thanks for joining us this morning i am eric thomas. I am kristen sze. Leigh glaser can find that fog. You are right, not as widespread fog. It will be a dry day but we have reports of reduced visibility in santa rosa, and pent petaluma and Livermore Valley area, which has report add mile visibility so it is moving around. The dense fog advisory has been lifted. It will not stick around too long. It is a spare the air day today, folks, so when the fog lifts, hazy sunshine and mild at 53 in santa rosa, and 79 in San Francisco, and a pair of 61 for antioch and livermore and warming to the low 60s for san jose. If you are traveling, rain gear is needed in the south with denver at 52 and sun and more rain in seattle and 49 degrees. We have a problem with an overturned accident clears to one lane blocked in san pablo and the abc7 traffic app shows one of our traffic spotters showing bumper to bumper brake lights. You can download this app at abc7news. Com wave. Look at backup now beyond highway four, 80 westbound, according to the app and folks are getting off at san pablo avenue and taking that all the way down to where it remerges with 80 beyond the scene. That is the best bet. This is about 45 minute drive from the bridge to the mcarthur maze with the metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza it is backed up in incline stall. You can see the backup toward the maze. Eric . Thank you. We start with developing news that abc7 first break on twitter, the Investigation Continues after a tanker sideswiped the bay bridge. Our reporter is live on Treasure Island with more. The bar pilot will be questioned today. The ship will be further inspected. The ship is right there off the Treasure Island between here and alcatraz, 751 ship, that is damaged but not leaking. Yesterday, at noon, the oil tanker which was not carrying oil as cargo but only as fuel, it sideswiped the bay bridgetower. The damage described is deep dent. 30 to 40 has been damaged and will need to be replaced and it has been damaged in the way it was supposed to. A doublehull ship so there was no penetration of the hull that we have found. It is believed there is in product leaking in the water. Double hu